joe_flippin Loc: Texan living in Brazil, SA

I have done a few backgrounds in Elements 9 by accident not knowing what I was doing. My question is: How can I change the background in a simple way or use a layer to make the background???
I hope I am not one of those .... "here we go again" ... questions.

Thanks

Ronny Loc: Netherlands

I do not know it yet, but I just bought a book from Scott Kelby called Adobe Photoshop Element 9 and this book tells everything step by step. Go to Barn & Nobles store and check it out.

wteffey Loc: Ocala, FL USA

I also have elements 9.0 and the book by Kelby. The Kelby book is excellent, but if you are new to elements you might find he passes over many basic techniques he covered in previous books. His books are also very expensive. There is a website called elementsvillage.com, that offers lots of FREE tutorials. I found two, how to replace sky's, and how to use high pass sharpening that are explained as well as the Kelby book, and are FREE. You might want to run through their list of tutorials and see if there is anything you can use, most are pretty basic, but they are FREE. You can tell, I like FREE!

joe_flippin Loc: Texan living in Brazil, SA

Thank you for your response and help. I am determined to learn this great program!!!

jwrawlinson

Just a quick word of caution. Never make adjustments on your original image. Make a copy and adjust the copy. Screw it up? So what. Just make another copy and adjust that.
JR

Lupane Loc: Gainsville, Ga.

Another reference is Adobe Photoshop Elements 9, maximum performance. It is written by Mark Galer.
Happy New Year.